Palettes / Colors / #DFDCC4

#DFDCC4 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DFDCC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DFDCC4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFDCC4 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C3C7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCEC3 and #D4DFC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DFDCC4

.text { color: #DFDCC4; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 30%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDCC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDCC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDCC4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DFDCC4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDCC4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDCC3  ·  #DFDCC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCC4?

#DFDCC4 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 196). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCC4?

#DFDCC4 is RGB 223, 220, 196 — HSL 53°, 30%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDCC4?

Its complement is #C3C7DF; analogous partners are #DFCEC3 and #D4DFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCC4 for text?

Black text on #DFDCC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.